According to the dietitian, a watermelon contains about 6% sugar, 2% phosphorus and potassium, and 92% water by weight. As with many other fruits, it is a source of vitamin C. To some extent, it is mildly diuretic. Its nutrition determines the following content.
Generally, watermelon also has a function of diuretic that can make people produce more urine so as to remove more wastes from the body. As a result, this fruit is able to ease patients’ swelling and kidney inflammation to some extent. From the above analysis, we can know kidney disease patients can consume some watermelon, if they don’t have severe healthy problems.
However, not all kidney disease patients can eat watermelon, because it also contains some substances that can ease their symptoms. If you are diagnosed with kidney disease and suffering from the following healthy problems, you had better avoid it.
·The abundant vitamin in it can prevent cold, improve immunity, furthermore, it also contain protein, glutamate, arginine and other nutrient substances. Because most patients with kidney failure may present weight losing, so watermelon can reduce the shortage of this nutrient matters.
What’s more, people with Chronic Kidney Disease are usually recommended for low-phosphorus and low-potassium diet. Our kidneys keep serum potassium level between 3.5 and 5.0mEq/L. This narrow range is essential, because potassium is used to conducting nerve impulses. If the level gets too high, nerves will be abnormal and cause many severe complications. To healthy people, the kidneys can make high potassium level drop, while the impaired kidney can’t adjust the potassium level successfully. In view of this, people with Chronic Kidney Disease had better control the intake of watermelon.
The effects of watermelon on kidney failure patients are limited, except for this, they also need to follow a low salt diet, low fat diet, high fiber diet, etc. For detailed information, please click here Dietary Management for People with Renal Failure.
